Hi all
In poking around and removing my master cylinder, I found that the mounting holes of the wall that the master cylinder mounts to is rotted out. (the PO must have had a brake fluid leak, as far as I can see). It is not really bad, but could poke through the 'meat' between the mounting hole and the hole where the MC control rod goes - rather than patching this piece, I feel better replacing it (don't want to stick my foot through the wall one day, trying to stop).
Here's the part that I am talking about:
tia REmco